Carrousel swing



Patented May 19, 1925.

- uni-Teo STATES,

CARROUSEL SWING.

Application led December 13,-k 1922. Serial No. 606,654.

To all whom t1/nay` concern;

Be it knownthat-fl, GEORG LAMMERMANN, a subject of Germany, and a resident of Pfalzerstrasse 60, Nuremberg, Germany, have invented: a new and Improved Garrousel Swing, of which the following isa full,v clear, and exact description. i

The invention relates broadly to amusement devices, and more particularly provides what may be termed a carrousel-swing for indoor or garden or other outdoor use.

One` object isto provide a novel structure particularly adaptedl for use as a childs swing.

AnotherV object is torproif'ide such a swing, of: simple and inexpensive construction, inv which means are provided whereby the seat or passenger support of the swing is suspended in sucha way that what may be termed a gyro-suspension is given, and the swinging movements ofthe seat may be controlled at will from a point below the point of suspension, and preferably by the child itself when seated in the swing, in order to y'ary the paths of swinging by moving the seatendwisely as well as sidewisely indifferent combinations during swinging.

The essence of the invention then may be described briefly as involving the provision ofa carrousel-swing including a gyrosuspension for a passenger seat.` with such suspension adapted to have certain of its elements temporarily rc-adjusted at will to permit the seat to gyrate variously and to swing when desired like a pendulum.

rlhe invention will be more clearly underlr stood from the following' description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show variousembodiments ofthe invention as at present preferred, but only illustratively of course; the scope of protection contemplated being indicated by the appended claims.

In these drawings:

Fig. l shows a completeswing constituting the embodiment ofthe invention at present most preferred;

Fig.A 2 is a. side elevation ofthe gyro-suspension shown in front elevation in Fig; l;

Fig. 3 shows in front" elevation another embodiment of the gym-suspension;

Fig. Il is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the parts of Fi 3; and

Fig. 5 illustrates stil another embodiment o-f the gyro-sus ension. y l

Similar reference c aracters refer to similar.- partsthroughout the.V several views of th e` drawings. Y l l Referring to Figs.l land 2, thev gyro-suspension includes,

as the main suspending member thereof, a rod-likev member 1 carry# such member being Q and from the opposite ends of which` are hung: chains or ropes 5 suspending the seat, and means for and hence thecross bar and seat.

In the present case, such Vgyrating means includes a beveled gear 6 lixedon member l just below sleeve 2,. Gear 6 meshes with a similar gear 7 fast on a stud-shaft S jour-y aled at one end in cross bar 4 and at its other end in a bracket9 securedat its upper portion to the upper' end of sleeve if. on this stud-shaftis also a grooved disk 10, in the groove of which is adapted to run an endless cable ll, this cable being guided to frictionally engage the disk at all times so that a pull on the cable causes `the disk to be rotated in one or the opposite direction at will; such guiding means for the cable comprising a pair of rollers 12-each carried on a bracket 13011 the cross bar, the two lower ends of the bracketswhich carry the rollers being joined by a strap 14.

ln operation, the gyrosus`pension is, of course, controlled as to its varieties of gyration by means of such cable. It will be understood that the seat 3V may not only be given a spinning motion while it swingsjlikey a pendulum, but will also have a tendency, when cable lil' is pulled` with some abruptness, to travel through an arcuate path into and out ofthe vertical plane throughwhich the seat describes an arcuate path when swinging merely as a pendulum; thus causingtheseat to swing byendwise, as well as sidewi'se, movements, and so set up a gyra tory movement somewhat like that of a circle swing. i V V It will be noted from Fig. l that the various gyratory controls above referred to may be exercised by the child seated in the swing; to ,facilitate which the lower loop of the cable under a roller 15 rotating at will the sleeve'` Fixed journaled in an open topped receptacle 16 connected at its bottom, by means of a spring 17, to a cable 17a or the like arranged across the front of the swing-seat.

Referring to the modification of Figs. 3 and et, it will be seen that the same general result is obtained, and by somewhat similar construction to that of Figs. 1 and 2. Here also the sleeve 2 is loose on member 1; and

this member 1 is again the main suspending member and the sleeve 2 is again the main rotatable member. Instead oi the beveled gear construction of Figs. 1 and 2, however, a groored disk a is mounted fast on membe 1 above. the sleeve, and the guiding rollers 12a, for guiding and holding the endless cable 11 always in frietional engagement with the disk, are arranged as shown and carried on brackets 18 mounted on the cross bar, these last mentioned brackets being braced by brackets 19 mounted on the sleeve. n

rllhe operation of the embodiment as just described is, of course, apparent.

Referring finally to Fig. `5, a main suspending member 2() is provided. rllhe characteristicA of this member 20, however, is that it, unlike the similar member in the previously described constructions, acts as both the main suspending member and the main rotating member of' the gyro-suspension. In Fig. this member 2O has a cross bar 21 fast thereon and below the cross bar the member 2O terminates in an eye 22 with which is swiveled the bight of a loop niember 23 carried at the upper end of a rod 24.-., in a manner which will be well understood from the drawing. rlhis rod may carry a suitable cross bar 25 at its lower end to facilitate manual rotation of the rod, thereby to cause similar rotation of the main suspending member, and consequently similar rotation of the cross bar 21 and the swing-seat to be suspended therefrom.

support, a member rotatable about the axis of said suspending means, a rotatable grooved disc, and means for causing simultaneous rotation of the disc and said rotatable member, said means including a flexible member engaging the groove of the disc, and guiding devices on the rotatable member also engaged by the flexible member, said guiding devices for holding the flexible member to the groove of the disc, whereby when said flexible member is pulled, the disc is rotated, the rotatable structure is also rotated and the flexible member is nevertheless maintained in engagement with the groove of the disc.

2. The carrousel-swing defined in claim l, wherein said flexible member is continnous.

3. A carrousel-swing including a passenger-carrying support, and a suspending device therefor including a suspending structure, said structure including the combination of means for suspending the same and the support for swinging the latter, a member rotatable about the axis of said suspending means, means for at will rotating said member, and means for causing the support to rotate with said member; said member rotating means including a suspended flexible member movable in relation to the rotatable member thereby7 to rotate said rotatable member, and guiding means including a groored disc fast on the rotatable member and a grooved roller for maintaining the flexible member constantly in frictional engagement with the grooved disk,

1i. The carrousel-swing defined in claim 1, wherein said disk is mounted for rotation on an axis substantially at right angles to the axis of rotation of said member, and a pair of intermeshing bevel gears are provided one fixed to the disk and one fixed to said member.

5. A carrousel-swing including a passenger-seat, a gyro-suspension therefor', and means including a flexible actuator operably connected to the gyro-suspension and having a length manipulable by an occupant of the seat for varying at will the degree of gyration of the seat including` a suspended gyro-actuator operable by an occupant of said seat, said gyro-suspension including a suspending structure, a structure rotatable thereon, and a suspension means for the seat hung flexibly from the last-mentioned structure.

GEORG LAMMERMANN.

litnesses ALEXEI PHILiPPoFF, THERESE KELLER,

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